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Why a Belarusian Olympic sprinter refused to fly home

08.05.2021 - By The GuardianPlay

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The Belarusian Olympic sprinter Krystsina Tsimanouskaya flew out of Tokyo on Wednesday to begin a life in exile after refusing to return home. Andrew Roth describes a growing threat to internal critics of the regime. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocus

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